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North Port vs Punta Gorda

$128/mo less in Punta Gorda

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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North PortPunta GordaAbout 39 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Punta Gorda costs you more
  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,101/mo in Punta Gorda. $2,229/mo in North Port. −$1,536 a year.

North Port

$2,229

left each month

Punta Gorda

$2,101

−$128 vs North Port

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Same paycheck, another city.

Punta Gorda wins 2 of 4North Port 2 · ties 0
$5,711Take-home · North Port$5,317
$1,559Rent · Punta Gorda$1,297
$1,923Other bills · Punta Gorda$1,919
$2,229Left over · North Port$2,101

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In 2022-2023, 1,585 households moved North Port → Punta Gorda (avg AGI $60,104). 1,433 went the other way. The whole move →

−$128 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthNorth PortPunta Gorda
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between North Port, FL and Punta Gorda, FL
Per monthNorth PortPunta GordaDifference
Gross pay$7,125$6,564−$561
Income and payroll tax$1,414$1,247−$166
Take-home pay$5,711$5,317−$394
Rent$1,559$1,297−$262
Getting around$521$517−$4
Groceries$387$387$0
Healthcare$435$435$0
Utilities$242$242$0
Everything else$338$338$0
Left over$2,229$2,101−$128

Salary to match North Port

$81,000

Gross pay in Punta Gorda that leaves the same amount as $85,500 in North Port.

Tax difference

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.

More about Punta Gorda

North Port, FL in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,856 and 257 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.

Punta Gorda, FL in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,544 and 266 sunny days; commutes average 27 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Punta Gorda than North Port?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Punta Gorda leaves about $128 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,559 in North Port and $1,297 in Punta Gorda.

Does Punta Gorda have state income tax?

Punta Gorda is in Florida, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from North Port to Punta Gorda?

The paycheck is taxed in Florida. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between North Port and Punta Gorda changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.